Texas Housing Markets Among Nation’s Strongest

Seven Texas cities ranked in Forbes magazine’s “America’s 25 Strongest Housing Markets.”

Source: Forbes, January 2009

Texas ranked as the top relocation destination in the U.S. for the fourth year in a row, based on Allied Van Lines’ 41st Annual Magnet States Report, released in January.

1. TEXAS
2. North Carolina
3. Virginia
4. Colorado
5. Oregon

Source: Allied Van Lines’ 41st Annual Magnet States Report

Texas’ four major metropolitan areas are among 25 U.S. cities that boasted the most Energy Star-certified buildings in 2008. According to the EPA, the energy-efficient buildings in Texas’ four large metros resulted in a total savings of $130.7 million.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency